Southwestern

Engaging Minds, Transforming Lives

A national liberal arts university just north of Austin, Southwestern is Texas’ oldest institution of higher learning.

Students at Southwestern have an opportunity to work closely with professors in an intimate, rigorous academic environment, on one of the nation’s most beautiful college campuses. Learn more about Southwestern

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Excellence in Academics

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Right Now at Southwestern

  • International studies major Griffin Ferry is blogging from Senegal
  • Southwestern is included in the 2011 edition of the Princeton Review’s book The Best 373 Colleges
  • Baylor University Press has sold 4,000 advance copies of Religion Professor Laura Hobgood-Oster’s new book
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Go Pirates!

The Southwestern Pirates compete in sixteen NCAA Division III varsity sports, and a wide variety of club sports, intramurals, and outdoor recreational activities.

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